Law of demandIn microeconomics, the law of demand is a fundamental principle which states that there is an inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded. In other words, "conditional on all else being equal, as the price of a good increases (↑), quantity demanded will decrease (↓); conversely, as the price of a good decreases (↓), quantity demanded will increase (↑)". Alfred Marshall worded this as: "When we say that a person's demand for anything increases, we mean that he will buy more of it than he would before at the same price, and that he will buy as much of it as before at a higher price".
Price ceilingA price ceiling is a government- or group-imposed price control, or limit, on how high a price is charged for a product, commodity, or service. Governments use price ceilings to protect consumers from conditions that could make commodities prohibitively expensive. Such conditions can occur during periods of high inflation, in the event of an investment bubble, or in the event of monopoly ownership of a product, all of which can cause problems if imposed for a long period without controlled rationing, leading to shortages.
Modèle d'évaluation des actifs financiersLe modèle d'évaluation des actifs financiers (MEDAF, ou en anglais Capital asset pricing model) est un modèle financier qui fournit une estimation du taux de rentabilité attendu par le marché pour un actif financier en fonction de son risque systématique. Le MEDAF ou capital asset pricing model explique la réalisation de l'équilibre du marché par l'offre et la demande pour chaque titre. Il permet de déterminer la rentabilité d'un actif risqué par son risque systématique. MEDAF est une traduction approximative de la version anglophone.
DemandIn economics, demand is the quantity of a good that consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices during a given time. The relationship between price and quantity demand is also called the demand curve. Demand for a specific item is a function of an item's perceived necessity, price, perceived quality, convenience, available alternatives, purchasers' disposable income and tastes, and many other options. Innumerable factors and circumstances affect a consumer's willingness or to buy a good.
Contrôle des prixLe contrôle des prix désigne les restrictions gouvernementales imposées sur les prix des denrées et services d'un marché. Les objectifs de tels contrôles sont, notamment, de maintenir accessible l'accès aux aliments de base, d'éviter les et de ralentir l'inflation (ou inversement d'assurer un revenu minimum aux producteurs de certaines marchandises). Jusqu'aux débuts des années 1980, la majorité des pays en voie de développement (PVD) utilisaient le mécanisme des caisses de compensation concernant les produits de première nécessité : le gouvernement fixe le prix de vente au vendeur lequel prix est largement inférieur au prix du marché.
Value-based pricingValue-based price (also value optimized pricing and charging what the market will bear) is a market-driven pricing strategy which sets the price of a good or service according to its perceived or estimated value. The value that a consumer gives to a good or service, can then be defined as their willingness to pay for it (in monetary terms) or the amount of time and resources they would be willing to give up for it. For example, a painting may be priced at a higher cost than the price of a canvas and paints.
Théorie de la décisionLa théorie de la décision est une théorie de mathématiques appliquées ayant pour objet la prise de décision par une entité unique. (Les questions liées à la décision collective relèvent de la théorie du choix social.) La notion de décision intertemporelle découle de la prise en compte du facteur temps dans les problématiques reliant l'offre et la demande, les disponibilités et les contraintes. Ces problématiques sont celles qui découlent des combinaisons possibles entre les disponibilités et les décisions pouvant les impliquer.
Price fixingPrice fixing is an anticompetitive agreement between participants on the same side in a market to buy or sell a product, service, or commodity only at a fixed price, or maintain the market conditions such that the price is maintained at a given level by controlling supply and demand. The intent of price fixing may be to push the price of a product as high as possible, generally leading to profits for all sellers but may also have the goal to fix, peg, discount, or stabilize prices.
Demand curveIn a demand schedule, a demand curve is a graph depicting the relationship between the price of a certain commodity (the y-axis) and the quantity of that commodity that is demanded at that price (the x-axis). Demand curves can be used either for the price-quantity relationship for an individual consumer (an individual demand curve), or for all consumers in a particular market (a market demand curve). It is generally assumed that demand curves slope down, as shown in the adjacent image.
Conceptual modelA conceptual model is a representation of a system. It consists of concepts used to help people know, understand, or simulate a subject the model represents. In contrast, a physical model focuses on a physical object such as a toy model that may be assembled and made to work like the object it represents. The term may refer to models that are formed after a conceptualization or generalization process. Conceptual models are often abstractions of things in the real world, whether physical or social.
